Eurovision 2019: More delegations arrive in Tel Aviv [UPDATED]

The first 2019 Eurovision rehearsals kicked off this weekend in Tel Aviv, with many more delegations landing in the host city throughout the weekend.

This weekend saw a large number of Eurovision 2019 hopefuls and delegations arrive in the 2019 Eurovision host city.

Saturday 04- Sunday 05 May

Sixteen more delegations have landed in Israel along with their respecive ESC 2019 hopefuls between Saturday and Sunday: Lithuania, Moldova, Albania, Azerbaijan, Austria, Armenia, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal and Belgium.

Jurrijus from Lithuania (Photo credit: KAN)

Anna from Moldova (Photo credit: KAN)

Jonida Maliqi from Albania (Photo credit: KAN)

Chingiz from Azerbaijan (Photo credit: KAN)

PAENDA from Austria (Photo credit: KAN)

Srbuk from Armenia (Photo credit: KAN)

Ester Peony from Romania (Photo credit: KAN)

Luca Haenni from Swtizerland (Photo credit: KAN)

John Lundvik from Sweden (Photo credit: KAN)

Katerine Duska from Greece (Photo credit: KAN)

Carousel from Latvia (Photo credit: KAN)

Victor Crone from Estonia (Photo credit: KAN)

Leonora from Denmark (Photo credit: KAN)

Sarah McTernan from Ireland (Photo credit: KAN)

Conan Osiris from Portugal (Photo credit: KAN)

Eliot from Belgium (Photo credit: KAN)

Monday 06 May [UPDATED]

Delegations from the Netherlands, Croatia, North Macedonia, Malta, France and Norway flew in to Tel Aviv today.

Bilal Hassani from France (Photo credit: KAN)

Tamara Todevska from North Macedonia (Photo credit: KAN)

Michela from Malta (Photo credit: KAN)

KEiiNO from Norway (Photo credit: KAN)

Duncan Laurence from Netherlands ((Photo credit: KAN)

Roko from Croatia ( Photo credit: KAN)

The 2019 hopefuls from Italy, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany are expected to arrive in Tel Aviv in the coming days.

KAN is welcoming all the acts at the special VIP Lounge (Eurovision Lounge) at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport.

Eurovision Lounge at Ben Gurion International Airport (photo credit: KAN)

Eurovision Lounge at Ben Gurion International Airport (photo credit: KAN)

Eurovision Lounge at Ben Gurion International Airport (photo credit: KAN)

The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 14, 16 and 18 May at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel.